Showing posts with label storm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label storm. Show all posts

Monday, 10 December 2012

Photo essay: Changing moods of the Mediterranean

Most people imagine the Mediterranean sea as a calm blue ocean and dream of warm, sunny beach holidays. But the Med is much more than a calm blue pond.

While in spring, summer and autumn, you can mostly count on relatively calm seas, warm temperatures and an endless stretch of sandy beach, winter brings some quite different moods to the Costa del Sol. In this article we are visiting Fuengirola, on the south coast of Spain, and exploring some changes which were made in the last couple of years to the fishing and leisure port in the seaside town.

Read more and see more photos: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/338736

Thursday, 6 December 2012

Rare tornado hits Auckland, New Zealand, 3 dead (video)

Auckland, New Zealand has been hit by extreme weather on Thursday, with a tornado, thunderstorms and very heavy rain. 3 people have died and many have been evacuated. 

The storm hit the western suburbs of the Auckland metropolitan area at around noon on Thursday, and was one of the deadliest tornadoes New Zealand has seen in 60 years. 

While it only lasted around five minutes, extensive damage was caused to the Hobsonville and Whenuapai districts... read more and watch video.